Patents by Inventor Steve Magers

Steve Magers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cryptographically signed network configurations
    Patent number: 12132710
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for securing the flow of configuration commands issued to network devices. When an authorized command source, such as an authorized user or program, issues a command, security data for the command is generated and associated with the command. The command and security data may flow across multiple software applications to the network device. The network device receiving the command may use the security data to verify that the command source is an authorized source and to validate that the command was unaltered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Gourlay, Ethan Rahn, Fred Hsu, Steve Magers
  • CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SIGNED NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20230319018
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for securing the flow of configuration commands issued to network devices. When an authorized command source, such as an authorized user or program, issues a command, security data for the command is generated and associated with the command. The command and security data may flow across multiple software applications to the network device. The network device receiving the command may use the security data to verify that the command source is an authorized source and to validate that the command was unaltered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas Gourlay, Ethan Rahn, Fred Hsu, Steve Magers